Baby It's You (album)

Baby It's You
Studio album by
The Shirelles
Released1962
GenreR&B, pop
Length28:58
LabelScepter
ProducerLuther Dixon, Bob Irwin
The Shirelles chronology
The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party
(1962) 		Baby It's You
(1962) 		Foolish Little Girl
(1962)
Singles from Baby It's You
  1. "Big John (Ain't You Gonna Marry Me)"
    Released: September 1961
  2. "Baby It's You"
    Released: 1961
  3. "Soldier Boy"
    Released: March 1962
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Baby It's You is a studio album by the Shirelles, released in 1962.[2] It contains the hits "Baby It's You" and "Soldier Boy".

Reception

In his retrospective review of the release, Richie Unterberger for AllMusic wrote that "it's a pretty solid effort for its day, featuring state-of-the-art orchestral early-'60s New York girl group production and decent songwriting."[1]

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Baby It's You" (Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney Williams) – 2:43
  2. "Irresistible You" (Luther Dixon, Al Kasha) – 2:14
  3. "The Things I Want to Hear (Pretty Words)" (Fred Anisfield, Willie Denson) – 2:42
  4. "Big John (Ain't You Gonna Marry Me)" (Big John Patton, Amiel Summers, Titus Turner) – 2:20
  5. "The Same Old Story" (Luther Dixon) – 2:21
  6. "Voice of Experience" (Big John Patton) – 2:20

Side 2

  1. "Soldier Boy" (Luther Dixon, Florence Green) – 2:42
  2. "A Thing of the Past" (Bob Brass, Irwin Levine) – 2:39
  3. "Twenty-One" (Luther Dixon) – 2:02
  4. "Make the Night a Little Longer" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:32
  5. "Twisting in the U.S.A." (Kal Mann) – 1:54
  6. "Putty (In Your Hands)" (Big John Patton) – 2:29

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b "Baby It's You - The Shirelles | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 423.
  3. ^ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 733.


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